Father of murdered Carmel Valley teen says his daughter's killer's death sentence is "justice".

Father of murdered Carmel Valley teen says his daughter's killer's death sentence is "justice".

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Updated: 11:34 PM PST Dec 11, 2013

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WEBVTT ON THE CRIMEWATCH: THIS WEEK, ACALIFORNIA JURYIMPOSED THE DEATHSENTENCE ON A SERIALKILLER AND SEXUALPREDATOR WHOMURDERED TWOMONTEREY COUNTYGIRLS.JOSEPH NISSENSOHNWAS CONVICTED OFMURDERING TAMMYJARS-KEY AND TANYAJONES...AND TONIGHT,THE FATHER OF ONE OFTHE VICTIM'S FATHERSPEAKS WITH ACTIONNEWS ABOUTNISSENSOHN'SCONVICTION ANDSENTENCING, 33 YEARSAFTER HIS DAUGHTER'SBRUTAL MURDER.ACTION NEWSREPORTER MAY CHOW ISLIVE IN SALINAS WITHTHE STORY.###DAN...TAMMYJARSCHKE'S FATHER SAYSEVEN THOUGH IT MORETHAN THREE DECADES TOGET A MURDERCONVICTION AND DEATHSENTENCE FOR JOSEPHNISSENSOHN...TONIGHT,FOR THE FIRST TIMESINCE HE LOST HIS 13-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER, HECAN SLEEP A LITTLEEASIER.PKGGARY 1:10-1:25: "it's abouttime,that he got this far and he'sgoingto get his just punishment, likethe bible said, an eye for aneye."GARY JARSCHKE SAYSHE'S NEVER RECOVEREDFROM LOSING HIS ONLYDAUGHTER, TAMMY, TOCONVICTED SERIALKILLER JOSEPHNISSENSOHN.george still picture of girls13-YEAR-OLD TAMMYJARSCHKE AND HERFRIEND, 14-YEAR-OLDTANYA JONES WERE LASTSEEN ALIVE OUTSIDE AMONTEREY DENNY'S INJUNE 19-81.JARSCHKE SAYS AFTERHE AND HIS WIFESEPARATED, TAMMYWENT TO LIVE WITH HERMOTHER, BUT WAS SENTTO A FOSTER HOME INSEASIDE.GARY 4:16-4:21: "as a person,she was loving, caring andgiving."ON JUNE 25, 19-81,TAMMY AND TANYA, RANAWAY FROM THESHELTER AND METNISSENSOHN ANDANOTHER MAN.THREE MONTHSLATER, LOGGERS FOUNDTHE GIRLS' DECOMPOSEDBODIES IN THE CHEWSRIDGE AREA IN CARMELVALLEY.george still pic of two girlsTANYA WAS FOUNDHANGING WITHELECTRICAL WIREAROUND HER NECK,TAMMY'S BODY WASFOUND ABOUT 40 FEETAWAY UNDERNEATHSOME BRUSH.GARY 7:39-7:50: "i havenightmares about what she wentthrough, probably left themalive,all kinds of animals out there.NISSENSOHN SOONBECAME THE PRIMESUSPECT.HE'D BEEN WORKINGAT A COFFEE SHOP INTHE CARMEL VALLEY,AND HE CAR WAS FOUNDSTRANDED NEARBY THECRIME SCENE.BUT NISSENSOHN HADLEFT THE AREA LONGBEFORE BODIES WEREFOUND....AND IT WASN'TUNTIL 20-08...THAT THEMONTEREY COUNTYDISTRICT ATTORNEY'SOFFICE GOT A BREAK.NISSENSOHN'SFORMER WIFE TOLDPROSECUTORSNISSENSOHN TALKEDABOUT THE MURDERS OFTHE TWO TEENS, ANDTHIRD 15-YEAR-OLD GIRLFROM SOUTH LAKETAHOE.MONTEREY AND ELDORADO COUNTIESCOMBINED THEIR CASESAND FILED CHARGES INTHE DEATHS OF THETHREE TEENAGERS.ON OCTOBER 31-ST,HE WAS CONVICTED FORTHE THREE KILLINGS,AND THIS WEEK, IT TOOKA JURY LESS THAN TWOHOURS TO IMPOSE THEDEATH PENALTY.GARY 2:16-2:26: "he's going toget what he deserves, hedeprived me of having grandkidsand a daughter, that I can hug,she was my only daughter."NISSENSOHN HAD SERVED 15YEARS IN PRISON FOR AFOURTH MURDER INWASHINGTON STATE AND WASNEARING RELEASE IN 20-08WHEN PROSECUTORS GOT ABREAK IN THE CASE...AND UNDER CALIFORNIA'SSPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCE LAW,NISSENSOHN WAS ELIGIBLE FORTHE DEATH PENALTY BECAUSEOF HIS PRIOR MURDERCONVICTION. DAN?###JOSEPH NISSENSOHNIS SCHEDULED TO BEFORMALLY SENTENCEDON MARCH 18-TH.###

Carmel Valley murder victim's father speaks out

Father of murdered Carmel Valley teen says his daughter's killer's death sentence is "justice".